Discord is down outage api error – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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Discord is back after a major outage.

For more than an hour on Friday, many people were having trouble connecting to Discord, with the platform showing a message saying that there were “increased API errors.” Discord confirmed it was investigating issues at 3:08PM ET, and by 6:38PM ET, it reported that all “critical functionalities have recovered for all users.”

Updates: Discord says the issues are resolved.

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